Release: Supreme Court of Canada clarifies role of courts when reviewing decisions of private religious associations
For immediate release OTTAWA – Today, Thursday, May 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in Highwood Congregation v. Wall, a case considering whether membership decisions of […]
Press Release: BCCLA asks B.C. Court of Appeal to accelerate trial on assisted dying legislation
(le français suit) For immediate release – Tuesday, May 29, 2018 VANCOUVER, B.C. – Today, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) argues at the B.C. Court of Appeal to […]
Welcome to Our 2018 Summer Legal Interns!
Please extend a warm welcome to our Summer Legal Interns: Graeme Cook and Hilary Chu! We are very excited to have them join our team this summer. Hilary Chu Hilary […]
Welcome newly elected Board Directors
Please extend a warm welcome to our five newly elected members of the Board of Directors! Hasan Alam Hasan Alam received his Juris Doctorate in Law from the University of […]
Press Release: Press freedom – BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Argue for Rigorous Test to Compel Information from Press
For Immediate Release Ottawa – Today, May 23, 2018, the BCCLA will make oral arguments at the Supreme Court of Canada in a critical case for the freedom of the […]
Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Argue for Rigorous Test to Compel Information from Press
For Immediate Release Ottawa – On Wednesday, May 23, 2018, the BCCLA will make oral arguments at the Supreme Court of Canada in a critical case for the freedom of […]
BCCLA reacts to Anti-SLAPP Legislation
For immediate release VANCOUVER (15 May 2018) – The BC Civil Liberties Association reacted this morning to the introduction of anti-SLAPP legislation, the Protection of Public Participation Act. Strategic lawsuits […]
Release: Keep your promise on solitary confinement, groups tell Ottawa
Rights groups in legal challenges unite to urge government to comply with court orders (le français suit) OTTAWA, Algonquin Anishnaabeg Territory (May 14 2018) – Rights groups who have won […]
BCCLA demands public inquiry into Canada’s treatment of Hassan Diab
Amnesty International and the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association wrote to the Government of Canada to express serious concerns with respect to recent revelations regarding the role played by Canadian […]
Media Advisory: Supreme Court to hear Charter challenge to mandatory victim surcharges
For immediate release OTTAWA – Today, April 17, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear oral arguments in R. v. Boudreault, a case that questions the constitutionality of forcing […]
